Devils GM: Lindy Ruff will return as head coach next season

New Jersey Devils head coach Lindy Ruff will return behind the bench for the 2023-24 season, general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced Wednesday.

"He'll be back behind the bench," Fitzgerald said of Ruff, whose current contract expires on June 30.

"He's still the right coach for this group. He deserves that. We deserve him. He's a great partner for me and those kids love him."

Ruff, 63, guided the Devils (52-22-8, 112 p